Implementing the Supreme Court’s County of Maui, Hawaii v. Hawaii Wildlife “Functional Equivalent” Test in the Clean Water Act Section 402 National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit Program

30 organizations filed 30 public comments on Implementing the Supreme Court’s County of Maui, Hawaii v. Hawaii Wildlife “Functional Equivalent” Test in the Clean Water Act Section 402 National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit Program, at the Environmental Protection Agency. The comment window closed 2024d ago.

Abstract

EPA is issuing this draft guidance memorandum to provide initial guidance to the regulated community and permitting authorities, including the U.S EPA, and solicit comment on the proposed principles for determining a “functional equivalent” discharge in order to apply the recent decision of the United States Supreme Court in County of Maui v. Hawaii Wildlife Fund, 140 S. Ct. 1462 (2020) (“Maui”) to the Clean Water Act Section 402 National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit program.

Commenters (30)

• Alabama Rivers Alliancetrade assoc.

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• Alaska Miners Associationtrade assoc.

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• American Exploration & Mining Associationtrade assoc.

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• American Farm Bureau Federationtrade assoc.

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• American Road & Transportation Builders Associationtrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 97%
• ASARCO LLCunverified attribution

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• Association of Clean Water Administratorstrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Barnes & Thornburg LLP on behalf of Federal StormWater Associationtrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Barnes & Thornburg LLP on behalf of Federal Water Quality Coalitiontrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Center for Biological Diversity

  1 filing · confidence 97%
• Chesapeake Bay Foundationtrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Edison Electric Institutetrade assoc.

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• Environmental Committeetrade assoc.

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• Environmental Counsel National Cattlemen’s Beef Associationtrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Family Farm Alliancetrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• GPA Midstream Associationtrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 97%
• Ground Water Protection Counciltrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• KeanMiller LLP on behalf of Louisiana Chemical Associationtrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Maui County Counciltrade assoc.

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• Metallurgical Coal Producers Associationtrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• National Association of Clean Water Agencies (NACWA)trade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 97%
• National Ground Water Associationtrade assoc.

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• National Mining Associationtrade assoc.

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• National Water Resources Associationtrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• National Wildlife Federationtrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Pacific Legal Foundationtrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Southeast Alaska Conservation Counciltrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders LLP on behalf of Virginia Manufacturers Associationtrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Washington State Department of Ecologyunverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• Western Urban Water Coalitiontrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%